cut-and-dried

1. 1.

   according to ordinary expectations

   Synonymscut-and-dry

   Similarordinary

Questions about cut-and-dried

What does cut-and-dried mean?

cut-and-dried means "according to ordinary expectations".

How many syllables are in cut-and-dried?

cut-and-dried has 3 syllables and divides as cu-t-and--dried under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for cut-and-dried?

Close synonyms include cut-and-dry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.